How does Algeria rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?

Algeria ranks 47th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.

Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Algeria?

Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Algeria data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Algeria

Name: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Algeria
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Algeria: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area was 336.24 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)

336.24 1000 ha

Change on year

up 0.4%

World rank

47th

of 240 countries

All-time high

336.24 1000 ha

in 2024

All-time low

324.09 1000 ha

in 2001

Years of data

2001–2024

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Algeria, 2001–2024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Algeria is 336.24 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Algeria peaked at 336.24 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 324.09 1000 ha, in 2001.

That places Algeria 47th out of 240 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	324.84 1000 ha	324.09 1000 ha	325.61 1000 ha	9
2010s	328.36 1000 ha	325.78 1000 ha	331.09 1000 ha	10
2020s	333.93 1000 ha	331.86 1000 ha	336.24 1000 ha	5

Countries ranked near Algeria

44 Czechia 355.94 1000 ha compare
45 China, Taiwan Province of 344.04 1000 ha compare
46 Philippines 338.67 1000 ha compare
48 Ghana 314.1 1000 ha compare
49 Democratic Republic of the Congo 309.04 1000 ha compare
50 Syrian Arab Republic 307.14 1000 ha compare

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More environment data for Algeria

Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 16.03 % (2024)
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 1,365 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 13.77 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 79.4 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 32,807 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 2.38 % (2024)
Permanent crops — Area 982.2 1000 ha (2024)
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 18.23 % (2024)
Arable land — Area 7,531 1000 ha (2024)
Cropland — Area per capita 0.18 ha/cap (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Algeria?: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Algeria was 336.24 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Algeria?: The highest recorded value was 336.24 1000 ha in 2024.
What is the lowest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Algeria?: The lowest recorded value was 324.09 1000 ha in 2001.
How does Algeria rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?: Algeria ranks 47th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Algeria?: Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Algeria data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from MODIS
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 269 places, 6,390 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.